Patent Terms Glossary

Office Action

Definition:
A letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application. There are several types of Office actions: examiner’s amendments, priority actions, and suspension inquiry letters.

OACS

Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.

Allegation Of Use

Definition:
A sworn statement signed by the applicant or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant attesting to use of the mark in commerce.

Chapter II

Definition:
The second, optional phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes examination of the international application and issuance of an International Preliminary Examination Report.

Claim

Definition:
The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.

Patent and Trademark Depository Library

Definition:
A library designated by the USPTO to receive copies of patents, CD-ROMs containing registered and pending marks, and patent and trademark materials that are made available to the public for free.

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